Year 2: Chapter 31

Sirius looked around the library it was empty and he wasn't surprised all exams had finished the day before, well except for the NEWT's and the OWL's which were finishing on that day.

He opened another book to try and find something that could help Remus the following night. He hated not being able to do more for his friend and with the full moon on the Sunday Remus was already feeling the effects.

They had already decided that his excuse this month would be that somebody had broken into his parent's house and his mother was panicking and wanted to see him. But it wasn't as if anybody would really ask, except for maybe Amanda.

Sirius flipped through the book as the laughing from outside caught his attention. He wished he could be there but no he was stuck inside. It wasn't too bad James and Peter had it worse having to try and keep Remus calm.

Another twenty minutes went by and he heard the door to the library open. A book landed on the desk right in front of him and looking up he saw Amanda try to sit down. She looked stiff as if it hurt to move but she had a determined look on her face.

"Sirius can I talk to you?"

"Can it wait Mand I'm busy."

"No. It's really important Si, I need some advice and…"

"Go speak to the girls Mand, I'm doing something important."

"What? Reading a book, really important Si."

"I'm helping Remus, I've got more important things to do than listen to you moan."

"Moan! Oh well thanks Sirius, I thought you were my friend but let me guess Remus comes first right."

"Yes! His problem is more important than anything you could say Mand."

Her hand connected with his face hard and he looked up at her, she looked shocked but hurt more than anything. He however was annoyed if he had been thinking he would have noticed the look on her face was telling him she was in trouble but he didn't care.

"That's it Amanda stay away from me! I don't want to speak to you."

She didn't answer him as she turned and left the room, leaving him to get back to his book. He didn't let what had just happen affect him and he went back to looking. He soon found something that interested him.

Closing the book he left the library and ran back to the tower. He found the common room empty and headed up the stairs to the boys dorm room. Opening the door he saw his three friends sitting on James' bed playing Exploding snap.

"I think I've found something!"

The three turned dropping their cards. James was on his feet next to him as Remus stood beside the bed leaving Peter as the only one sitting. Remus looked white as he asked the question.

"What is it?"

"Werewolves can't harm animals!"

The three looked confused and Peter looked at Sirius as if he were mad.

"But we're not animals."

"But we can be!"

James smiled at Sirius and nodded his head. Sirius had thought James would catch on quick and so did Remus.

"You can't be serious Sirius that's dangerous, I won't let you do that for me."

"Do what?"

Sirius ignored Peter and looked straight at Remus.

"We can help you, it'll take us a few years to get it right, but you can't stop us. If you don't want a part in it fine but I'm doing it anyway."

"But…"

"Remus, Sirius is right, we can help. We can be there with you and if you don't want to be involved we won't make you be until we've completed it and then there'll be no stopping us."

"What are you talking about?"

Sirius sighed and looked at Peter

"We're going to become animals!"

"How?"

James answered this time seeing that Sirius was becoming annoyed.

"Animagi. We'll become Animagi like McGonagall only it'll have to be illegal."

Remus' eyes popped in his head.

"I'm not letting you!"

Sirius laughed at this.

"Oh and how are you going to stop us, take away our wands and all the Transfiguration books in the library."

"I don't know!"

Sirius saw how much it was hurting him to think his friends were going to do this for him.

"Listen Remus, we won't do it yet. It'll take us a good few months to find books on it as it is. Let us look it up and then once we know everything about it, we'll decide."

So it was decided upon and the four boys sat back on the bed and enjoyed an afternoon away from everybody and away from the worries of werewolves.